000 ABNT20 KNHC 101732 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS HAVE CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION TODAY. SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT AROUND 15 MPH TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER DEFINED THIS AFTERNOON. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE ONLY MARGIANALLY CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE THE LOW MERGES WITH A FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES LITTLE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI